US EditionHow Bryan Kohberger could get the death penalty off the table before his trial even starts
- Bryan Kohberger is set to face a death penalty trial beginning August 11, 2025, in Ada County, related to the deaths of four students from the University of Idaho that occurred in Moscow, Idaho, in mid-November 2022.
- Judge Steven Hippler rejected the defense team's two requests to remove the death penalty as a sentencing option, which were based on Kohberger’s autism diagnosis and the overwhelming volume of discovery materials, despite arguments from the defense and a comprehensive gag order in place.
- The prosecution's case is supported by DNA found on a knife sheath discovered near Madison Mogen, as well as evidence showing that the defendant bought a similar knife and sheath through Amazon prior to the crime.
- Lead defense attorney Anne Taylor revealed they have encountered information suggesting a different possible suspect and intend to introduce expert testimony indicating that two individuals, each with a separate weapon, may have been involved in the crime.
- The trial's high-profile nature and legal rulings suggest it will test death penalty application amid disputed evidence and defense challenges before jury selection in July.
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Bryan Kohberger prosecutors will let victims’ families speak, no lay witnesses for sentencing if convicted
Idaho will not call lay witnesses in the Bryan Kohberger case during a potential sentencing hearing for the accused killer, which could result in a death sentence.
How Bryan Kohberger could get the death penalty off the table before his trial even starts
Defendants in other high-profile death penalty cases have been down Bryan Kohberger’s road, faced with potentially making a life or death decision before a jury does it for them. Take a plea deal if prosecutors will agree and avoid a potential death sentence or go to trial?
Bryan Kohberger Case: Fellow Student Reveals "Peculiar" Text Exchange With Him Before Idaho Murders
A University of Idaho graduate student recalled an alleged “awkward” conversation and “peculiar” subsequent text she received from Bryan Kohberger in 2022, months before the Idaho murders.
Bryan Kohberger's Search History Included Ted Bundy, Nonconsensual Porn
Bryan Kohberger's alleged search history is pretty eerie ... cops say he was looking up Ted Bundy and nonconsensual pornography in the weeks before and after he allegedly murdered four University of Idaho students. Kohberger used his phone to…
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